2017年職稱英語試題《綜合C》完形填空專項練習(1)

　　An Early Form of Jazz Music

　　Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. At the turn of the last century, __________ (1) jazz was born. America had no prominent __________ (2) of its own. No one knows exactly when was invented or by whom. But it began to be__________(3) in the early 1890s. Jazz is America's contribution to __________ (4) music. In contrast to classical music, which__________(5) formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous (自發(fā)的) and free in form. It bubbles( 充滿)with energy, __________(6) the moods, interests, and emotions of the people. In the' 1920s jazz __________ (7) like America. And so it does today. The__________(8) of the music are as interesting as the music itself. American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz pioneers. They were brought to the Southern states __________ (9) slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long hours. When a Negro died his friends and relatives__________(10) a procession( 隊列，隊伍)to carry to body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often accompanied the__________(11). On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music, suited to the occasion. (12) on the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted.

　　Death had removed one of their members, but the living were glad to be __________ (13). The band played __________ (14) music, improvising ( 即興) on both the harmony and the melody of the tunes__________(15) at the funeral. This music made everyone want to dance. It was an early form of jazz.

　　1. A. while　　B. when　　C. since　　D. as

　　2. A. music　　B. songs　　C. melodies　　D. tunes

　　3. A. listened　　B. noticed　　C. heard　　D. found

　　4. A. classical　　B. sacred　　C. popular　　D. serious

　　5. A. introduces　　B. follows　　C. takes　　D. approaches

　　6. A. disclosing　　B. explaining　　C. expressing　　D. exposing

　　7. A. sounded　　B. felt　　C. looked　　D. seemed

　　8. A. discoveries　　B. originals　　C. resources　　D. origins

　　9. A. like　　B. for　　C. as　　D. by

　　10. A. composed　　B. formed　　C. hosted　　D. demonstrated

　　11. A. body　　B. demonstration　　C. procession　　D. march

　　12. A. Furthermore　　B. Similarly　　C. But　　D. Therefore

　　13. A. live　　B. alive　　C. life　　D. living

　　14. A. sad　　B. solemn　　C. happy　　D. funeral

　　15. A. sung　　B. showed　　C. played　　D. expressed

　　2017年職稱英語試題《綜合C》完形填空專項練習題答案解析

　　1.B。這里考查的是定語從句，修飾at the turn ofthe last century,所以這里需要填入的是一個引導定語從句的連接副詞，只有when具有這一功能。

　　2.A。從上下文語境來看，當時美國還沒有明顯屬于自己的音樂。其他三個選項的詞義都十分具體，美國不可能沒有。

　　3.C。從上文語境看，爵士是音樂，所以noticed和found都不合適，listened是不及物動詞，如果要用，也應該有個to，而這里是“聽到”，不是“聽著”的意思，所以應該用heard。

　　4.C。根據(jù)常識，我們知道爵士樂不屬于古典音樂，也不屬于嚴肅音樂或圣樂，只可能是流行音樂。

　　5.B。本句是說，古典音樂歐洲傳統(tǒng)。四個選項分別代入后，只有follow(跟隨，遵循)符合語境。

　　6.C。這里考查習慣搭配，從與moods，interests，emotions三個單詞的搭配考慮，只能選expressing。

　　7.A。本句是說，爵士樂像當時美國的音樂。爵士是音樂，是有聲音的，所以只能選sounded。

　　8.D。從上下文語境來看，下面要講的是有關爵士樂的起源，所以只能是origins，其他選項的詞義都不對。

　　9.C。這里考查的是介詞。本句是說，黑人是奴隸被帶到南方各州來的。四個選項分別代入，只有as(作為)符合語境。

　　10.B。這里是習慣搭配。本句是說，當一個黑人去世的時候，他的親戚朋友就會__________一支隊伍。只能說form a procession，其他三個詞都不能搭配。

　　11.C。根據(jù)前一句很容易就可以判斷應該選procession。

　　12.C。從上下文語境來看，這句和前一句形成對比，所以選But。

　　13.B。本句是說，死去的人已經死了，活著的人很高興。四個選項只有alive(活著的)符合語境。

　　14.C。從上下文語境來看，與送葬時的悲哀形成對比，在回家路上他們演奏的音樂一定是輕快的，所以選happy。另外三個選項都和happy的意義相悖。

　　15.C。這里考查習慣搭配。能和tunes搭配的只有sung和played兩個，但是上文中提到在新奧爾良葬禮上總有一個樂隊在演奏，所以這里應該選played而不是sung。